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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1948
Page
2
County assessor Leo J. Finch asks the board of Supervisors for 95 392 dollars in next year’s budget plus two two man measuring crews and supplies to add new developments to the tax rolls. He notes current crews were reduced and did not cover all property.
In Los Angeles on Tuesday 22-year-old Everett Clyde Miller was stopped after deputies say he drove 530 miles an hour with no steering wheel. Motorcycle Officer C D Barkley charged Miller with operating an unsafe vehicle speeding faulty headlights defective windshield illegally placed windshield stickers no registration and failing to observe a stop signal. Barkley noted the driver used pliers to steer the car.
Phoenix June 22 The state highway commission ordered its 1200 employees to stop political activities or face dismissal. Commissioner H Earl Rogge cited a previous similar order and sought reaffirmation. He expanded the policy to all highway department divisions after reading the law prohibiting staff from political committee service or other activities.
Lake Success June 22 Russia vetoed a U S demand for Security Council approval of a world atomic control plan A nine to vote favored the U S proposal Andrei A Gromyko voted against it with the Soviet Ukraine adding the negative vote Manuilsky attacked the plan and blamed U S for the talks breakdown The plan was approved by the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Perry Ling of the Arizona attorney general's office said Nebraska North Carolina New Hampshire and Tennessee will join Arizona in arguing before the U S Supreme Court against the closed shop. Ling also discussed water rights reforms and old age pensions for reservation Indians with officials in Washington.
Kenneth A. Pender retired from the Tucson fire department on half pay due to physical disability after 21 years of service.
Fire destroyed living quarters adjoining a tinshop at 2601 East Prince Road around noon Monday. Damage is estimated at $2,500 with no insurance. Owner L. S. Watson reported two explosions thought to be from gasoline stored in the tinshop, and a moderate wind hindered efforts to save nearby buildings. Catalina fire department controlled the blaze before further damage occurred.
City Briefs report that Tucson lodge No. 4 F and AM will confer the first degree at the Masonic temple located at 160 South Scott Street. Degrees will also be conferred in the evening.
Joseph Ferraro, 34, was convicted June 11 of attempting to bribe a witness and sentenced was deferred by Pinal County Judge W C Truman until the state supreme court rules on legal elements raised by Defense Counsel Martin Rogers. Rogers sought a new trial and urged certification to the supreme court on two points including whether a non subpoenaed witness could be bribed and whether an agreement is required between briber and bribed under Arizona law.
Victor Manuel Jr. 22 pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal Feb 7 fight at Library Park and received seven to eight years in superior court from Judge Lee Garrett. He disclosed the confrontation was provoked and both men were intoxicated, with corroboration from a witness. Manuel has prior convictions including assault with a deadly weapon in 1944 and attempted grand theft in 1946.
Ralph Radcliffe, Tucson manager of American Airlines, presented a color film on Scandinavian countries to American Legion luncheon members at the Santa Rita. Kenneth Logan of the Phoenix FBI office will speak at next Tuesday's meeting.
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